Harmony Ellerton residents oppose Vista Farms subdivision
Harmony Ellerton area residents vow to block the Vista Farms final plat despite Planning Commission approval. County attorney says jurisdiction is limited. board president suggests Circuit Court as next step. Attorney Mentzer plans injunction citing drainage, well contamination, traffic and tax impacts. Planning head Johnson says approvals exist and will meet residents Wednesday night in Ellerton. Elsewhere, the county asks Middletown to bid for its old athletic field and grants municipalities autonomy in a separate measure.
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Harmony-Ellerton
Vista Farms
Planning Commission
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Circuit Court
Charles §. Mentzer
Harmony farm
Robert Miller
Mentzer
Lawrence W. Johnson
Ellerton
Middletown
Hot muggy days return with afternoon storms forecast
The region faces hot and muggy air with thunderstorms and showers through Saturday. Temperatures near 90 degrees mark a shift from cooler recent days, while a central U S low pressure system draws moist air, keeping daily rain chances. July trends show cooler heat, with last week cooler than usual.
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United States
Frederick
Emmtysburg
Unionvile
Maryland awards Md 550 resurfacing contract in Frederick County
State Highway Administrator Bernard M Evans announced a $267,106 contract to Charlies J Miller Inc Hampstead for Md 550 resurfacing from Md 77 south of Creagerstown 10.05 miles 42 miles total. The project includes shoulder treatment and surface work with bituminous concrete supervised by Carl Raith acting district engineer for Frederick County.
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Bernard M. Evans
Frederick County
Charlies J. Miller, Inc
Hampstead
Creagerstown
Carl Raith
disinet
ana
Reagan Schweiker pick stirs GOP delegate view
Reagan aides say Schweiker's selection strengthens the ticket and broadens the base, while Ford backers call it a desperate bid. AP tally shows Ford 1093 delegates to Reagan 1025 with 141 uncommitted three weeks before the convention.
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Schweiker
Ray Hutchison
Texas
Reagan
California
Northeast
End of overhead lines marks wiring project completion on South Market Street
Potomac Edison workers removed the last utility pole on South Market Street in Frederick, ending decades of overhead wiring. Officials say the underground system will brighten business and city aesthetics, though two timber poles remain for traffic lights. The event capped a year long effort begun mid 1975 by Potomac Edison and C&P Telephone to bury wires.
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Potomac Edison Company
South Market Street
South Street
George Martin
W. Carlisle Fisher
Frederick City
Frederick Electric Light & Power Company
Frederick County
Potomac Edison Co
Potomac Public Service Company
Williamsport
electric company
Potomac Edison
C&P Telephone
IBM Dividend Lift Nudges Wall Street Higher
Stocks edged up in early trading after International Business Machines announced a dividend increase. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 1.1 points to 992.62 in the first half hour, as gainers held a slim lead over decliners on the New York Stock Exchange.
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NEW YORK
House numbering plan discussed for Frederick County fire chiefs
Frederick County plans to replace rural routes with a house numbering system. At the Walkersville Fire Hall, Fire Chiefs Association members heard Robert Cohen of the Planning staff compare grid options. A zero line outside the county aids efficiency, numbering every 30 foot frontage, including vacant lots. The plan, initiated by the fire chiefs and approved by County Commissioners, moves toward a countywide system.
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Frederick County
fire chiefs association
Cohen
Larry Johnson
Mathias denies being tapped as Ford running mate
U S Senator Charles McC Mathias Jr of Maryland says he has not been contacted by the Ford campaign for the vice presidential slot. He calls the speculation idle and notes his liberal Republican stance amid ongoing primary chatter and past mentions as presidential timber.
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U.S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Ford
Mathias
Frederick
News-Post
Ronald Reagan
Richard S. Schweiker
Reagan
Kansas City
Navy evacuates 300 Americans from Beirut amid Beirut crisis
The U S Navy evacuated about 300 people from Beirut aboard the 16 900 ton Coronado before dawn with Ambassador Talcott Seelye aboard and expected to land them in Athens. White House officials tracked the operation through the night as President Ford and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld monitored from Washington. About 1 000 Americans remained in Lebanon despite warnings as the evacuation wrapped up.
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BEIRUT
Lebanon
U.S. Navy
Ford
Pentagon
Washington
Coronado
Athens
U.S
Talcott W. Seelye
White House
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Oil imports push U S trade deficit into June red
The Commerce Department reports a 34 percent jump in June oil imports, widening the U S foreign trade deficit to 3773 million. Exports rose 1.4 percent to 9.7 billion as imports hit a record 10.0 billion, with the first half deficit at 1.05 billion and a prior year surplus of 5.0 billion.
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WASHINGTON
U.S
Commerce Department
Conflict of interest panel aims to curb county clouding
Frederick County forms a study group on conflict of interest to map a broad mission. Sanford Blum leads the effort to create an atmosphere free of conflicts, not a witch hunt, with goals including a disclosure ordinance, public input meetings, and possible recommendations. Members include Higginbotham, Ingerle, Floyd, Bealus, Bower, Roberts, Renn, Way, and Ward Higginbotham. The panel plans monthly meetings, next on August 23 at 7:30 pm in Winchester Hall.
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Frederick County
Sanford Blum
commission
Charles Higginbotham
Joseph Ingerle
Betty Floyd
Lorene Bealus
Pred Bower
W Milner Roberts
Austin Renn
Lawrence Way
Theodore Ward Higginbotham
Ward
Blum
Roberts
Frederick City
Winchester
TANAKA Arrested in Lockheed Payoff Case
A report details the arrest of TANAKA in connection with a payoff scheme involving Lockheed. The article notes ongoing investigations and potential charges, with officials promising further disclosures.
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TANAKA
Lockheed
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Pennsylvania
Senate
Associated Press
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
James A. Stein
Thomas J. Twine Sr
David Christopher
Carter
Lyn Nofziger
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Massachusetts
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